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'Ei' Ewa? 1 wi-5 1 Eff 1a?', fLg38f 2 fi , A L4 r 's Half? rw, 4 .. .1 Y il. , I il'if'i'3 7:'i'b WWI. umnvuiil M ' - vt. ' ' h A I. A' - ii, 1, 'J 4 ul. ., . Y: 1 43 VY wifi? T2 4 iiiwl --' c ,, f s if Xe -'-1f'qf- 11 llll - ' f ' l 'ii W1 if ii? be fi'H5 f iihvfifklilsrxvegnwlimaxsq NN x A.. Q 9 0 i W X v , S ' -- -., i I i A Nd. 'fi' 1'-'3g1,1-fe -Q. -N N '-Ag WE'RE OFF Aller all, whal's lile bul a race? ll's here belore us, we've gol il lo lace- The lraclc's all clean, iusl a hindrance or lwo: So gel on your horse: il's up lo youl Gel oul lo race: lhal's whal you're lor: Hold whal you've gol. bul lhere's more in slore Jusl hurry along and you're sure lo win: ll's lhe ones who shirlc lhal commil lhe sin. Keep on ahead. you're lhe lhoroughbrecl: Thal you didn'l lry, may il never be said. ll you once gel down, il's harder lo rise: The winners we love, lhe quillers despise. If you don'l win lirsl, lhen lry again. ll's lhe also-rans lhal we pul lailh in. Whal's one deleal in a score ol years If you gel righl up and don'l slop lor lears? ll's a good wide road and lhere's room lor all ll you don'l kick olhers, you won'l lall. We're all lined up and we'll soon begin. When lhe gun goes oll, may lhe besl men win! Donald l-lolaling
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jr? 75 ff:- lf'Jj'f ft . 'Riff A-z, N--- S, A 5 1k:.:,r T- :nf T l- , Wil ii i ifnT r'T:lf Tm' 1, i n 41, ,x- - VT' st:T 'V 34, g iggjjf i l' S' --- .MJV ' - loafingj unhorsed some oT The jockeys and shook many oThers, buT Those remaining leaned To Their horses wiTh a kind oT knowing swagger, a grow- ing conTidence. and sped down The course To ThaT precarious hurdle jJunior Promj consisTing oT Three dimensions: heighTh, jorchesTra cosT more Than could well be affordedj, breadTh jfewer Prom TickeTs sold Than anTicipaTedj, depTh jorchesTra was an hour laTej. The Trainer, a TruThTul Trackman, swears-she doesn'T usually-ThaT There was a TourTh dimen- sion builT oT The sighs and agonies oT all The jockeys: They Teared They had spenT Their Two dollars in vain. Mr. l-loTTman, chieT judge, rubbed oil on The sore joinTs, however, when he exTended The Time oT dancing an hour. So hilarious were They, BeTTy Ploss scarcely minded aT all ThaT some horse-or was iT a jockey?-sTepped on The Train oT her riding habiT. The Track was smooTh Tor nearly a mile and The going was easy: Then in quick succession Tollowed a series oT jumps jTea dancesj wiTh Nick single-TooTing all over Town To obTain a piano. even conTemplaTing buy- ing one Tor six dollars and only desisTing aTTer iT was ThoughT probable such would collapse in TransiT. Some one ThoughT oT bringing a piano up Trom The paddock. buT a cauTious rider suggesTed ThaT The jockeys in a Trolicsome humor mighT Toss iT over The banisTers. As The end oT The Three mile sTreTch approached, hurdles came Thick and TasT: Senior Play-wiTh all wondering who commiTTed The murder in The l-launTed l-louse: Senior PicTures-l-low are yours?: Senior Ball- will he, or won'T she?: Senior Day-whaT?: and RegenTs-who's afraid oT The big bad wolT? The air was charged wiTh exciTemenT as The jockeys, slighTly breaThless, wholly TriumphanT, drew up wiTh a new ojuieTness aT The close jgraduaTion dayj To receive The prizes jscholarshipsj and badges oT meriT jdiplomasj. Then Those veTerans oT The Track wiTh heads high, smiling, Turned and galloped TorTh To conTinue ThaT enduring race--The race oT liTe.
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